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SBIRS GEO 5 (USA 315)

48618

Spacetrack Directory Number

2021-05-18

Orbit launches

35764.89 km

Average height

11071.78 km/h

Average velocity

Satellite information SBIRS GEO 5 (USA 315) - 2021-042A

Spacetrack Directory Name	SBIRS GEO 5 (USA 315)
Alternative name	2021-042A
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Orbit launches	2021-05-18 (4 years ago)
Days in orbit	1808
Country/organisation of origin	USA (US)
Starting point	AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA)
Perigee	35751 km
Apogee	35823 km
Orbit slope (inclination)	5.17°
Laps per day	1
Height SBIRS GEO 5 (USA 315)	35764.89 km

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Additional information SBIRS GEO 5 (USA 315)

SBIRS GEO 5 (USA 315), 48618 is a payload satellite owned by USSF (US) in GEO that was launched on Tue, 18 May 2021 UTC via an ATLAS V 421 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

satellite SBIRS GEO 5 (USA 315) Date of exalting 18.05.2021y. Average height of ISS SBIRS GEO 5 (USA 315) hundred 35764.89 km. Average velocity SBIRS GEO 5 (USA 315) is 11071.78 km/h. Inclination SBIRS GEO 5 (USA 315) satellite 5.41°.

TLE

TLE (Celestrak, 2026-04-30):

SBIRS GEO 5 (USA 315)
1 48618U 21042A   26119.64981766 -.00000278  00000+0  00000+0 0  9998
2 48618   5.1657 328.7673 0001553  72.2582 144.3066  1.00272246 18286

OMM (Orbit Mean-Elements Message, 2026-04-30):

{"OBJECT_NAME":"SBIRS GEO-5 (USA 315)","OBJECT_ID":"2021-042A","EPOCH":"2026-04-29T13:53:04.178112","MEAN_MOTION":"1.0027224400000001","ECCENTRICITY":"0.00015508000000000001","INCLINATION":"5.1657999999999999","RA_OF_ASC_NODE":"328.767","ARG_OF_PERICENTER":"72.0411","MEAN_ANOMALY":"118.7867","EPHEMERIS_TYPE":"0","CLASSIFICATION_TYPE":"U","NORAD_CAT_ID":"48618","ELEMENT_SET_NO":"999","REV_AT_EPOCH":"1828","BSTAR":"0","MEAN_MOTION_DOT":"-2.7800000000000001E-6","MEAN_MOTION_DDOT":"0"}

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Update time: 2026-04-30 03:00:26

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